Athletissima 2021 wrote:
Jakob easily in 7:33 but the time is disappointing.
Aregawi came back like a racing car. McSweyn can't finish as always.
Barega is in a bad shape, that's the confirmation after his disappointing loss in Eugene.
He probably has not trained since his win at the Olympics.
Conditions were way too windy, but still pretty much nobody besides Aregawi, Jakob and McSweyn and Balew was near their best.
Time for Ahmed to rest up, he looks burned out.
Mondo is mortal, out early. Some of these guys got to be spent. Long season.
WOW… Aregawi. Ethiopia has another potential superstar. And only 20 years old.
That was a pretty incredible last 800 from Aregawi
THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:
Athletissima 2021 wrote:
Jakob easily in 7:33 but the time is disappointing.
Aregawi came back like a racing car. McSweyn can't finish as always.
Barega is in a bad shape, that's the confirmation after his disappointing loss in Eugene.
He probably has not trained since his win at the Olympics.
Conditions were way too windy, but still pretty much nobody besides Aregawi, Jakob and McSweyn and Balew was near their best.
Yes, that was disappointing for such a great field.
It seems like most are already in their off season, right after the olympics.
Also suprised that many of the Tokyo distance standouts (Barega, Ahmed, Fisher) weren't in contention for the win, not sure how much of that we can chalk up to hangover and how much to wind.
Jakob giving props to McSwein for his running (this race and others this year)
jabouko wrote:
would like to apologize for my excessive predictions
seems like the wind HAS picked up quite stiffly
Now all we need to do is shut off the wind gauge for the 100m and turn it back on when we are done :P
Jakob telling norwegian television he had to dig deep to take the win today, after olympics, then travelling to Eugene, then back again to Norway and now Lusanne.
Never seen him this tired after a win.
Aregawi is nasssssty
26:50 at the Ethiopian Trials, closing with Barega n Kejelcha, but has that Kiplimo/Barega/Jakob/Kejelcha type range
Side note but I think the 3000 5000 10000 contenders should be lumped into one group.
The best like Kiplimo/Barega/Kejelcha etc all boast impressive 3000m PRs and swift 1500m times. Can't be a 10k specializer anymore
W 100 up next. 6 of the 8 women under 11 seconds?
10.60 wind legal, not bad.
10:60 for Fraser-Pryce !!!!!!!
+1.7m/s
Thompson missed her biggest opportunity !!!
SAFP 10.6 with a legal wind!!!!!
10.60 Shelly? Sheeeeeesh
Looked like Herah stumbled out of the blocks there which cost her
Athletissima 2021 wrote:
10:60 for Fraser-Pryce !!!!!!!
+1.7m/s
Thompson missed her biggest opportunity !!!
I disagree. The fact that Shelly is in 10.60 form means that Elaine has the push she may need to get her under 10.49. Elaine 10.64 ONLY....... he he he
MollySeidelFanboy wrote:
Looked like Herah stumbled out of the blocks there which cost her
Didn't see it.
Am I the only one questioning those misses by Mondo? The one before I’m like that’s weird it looks like he tapped it off. That last one looked like A-Rod slapping the glove of Arroyo back in 2004. That was not a natural movement at all. I’ll have to see replay